December 15, 2017 CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018 Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018.
December 14, 2017 As Glencore restarts capacity, is time up for zinc rally? Glencore can't take full credit for bull surge of last 2 years but its curtailments acted as powerful accelerator to structural shift toward supply deficit.
December 13, 2017 Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly Uniquely among its peers, Glencore derives a substantial slice of its earnings from trading commodities, rather than producing them.
December 13, 2017 Want to make money in industrial metals next year? Ask China how Base metals were hot this year with zinc, copper and aluminum among leaders, climbing between 15% and 23%. What about 2018? Analysts say China will know.
December 12, 2017 Zinc price dodges bullet Top zinc producer Glencore's total output to dip next year despite restarting its Australian mine.
December 12, 2017 Glencore sees 2018 zinc output steady at around 1 million tonnes Glencore said on Tuesday it expected zinc output to fall slightly in 2018 to around 1.09 million tonnes versus 1.1 million tonnes this year.
December 12, 2017 Glencore’s marketing division EBIT to come in at top of range The company also confirmed its 2018 dividend policy would include a fixed dividend of $1bn and said it would reactivate idled capacity "when appropriate".
December 10, 2017 First Aboriginal mine opens in Northern Territory Sunday was a proud day for Aboriginal people in Australia's Northern Territory, with the opening of a new bauxite mine.
December 10, 2017 Wisconsin to lift sulphide mining ban In six months sulphide miners in Wisconsin could be back in business.
December 5, 2017 Glencore, Canadian teachers launch mining royalty firm BaseCore Metals will be independently operated and have its own board of directors.
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